Photos from Cordillera Real, Oruro Department, Bolivia, South America - page 5

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Summit of "Cabeza del Condor"

Vicky, our cook

Summit of Pequeño Alpamayo

Pequeño Alpamayo

Cordillera real

Looks like a expedition....

Condoriri Massif

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The summit ridge on Cabeza del Condor

a welcoming committee greets us before passing out face down in our tents

homeward bound and ready to take off these damn crampons

our fearless guide Julio and another unnamed beast in the distance

happy and exhausted on top in the realm of the clouds

topping out on the airy summit

climbing into the clouds...and feeling the burn at this point

starting up the 65-70 degree face

dual axe swinging fun

on day 3 we made a new summit attempt on Pequeño Alpamayo. here we downclimb neighboring Tarija to access the foot of the peak

17,750 foot Pequeño Alpamayo - a shark´s tooth waits for the first direct ascent via the south face

happy to off the knife ridge and back in the safety of the saddle. the left wing of the condor towers behind

tiptoeing carefully while climbing into the sky

Jonathan charges upward while the others wait below on the narrow saddle

what still lay ahead on the 18,000 foot summit ridge

topping out the steepest section of the gully to gain the summit ridge

starting up the 60 degree access gully

first light reveals la cabeza, or head of the condor. we ascended a steep hidden gully to the right of the ridge

morning light shows the way as we ascend the uppermost glacier

plodding through the darkness, an access couloir helps us surmount the first massive headwall

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